Tall Kowloon Mug - anyone ever see one of these? - Collecting Tiki

J johntiki Member MD Joined: Mar 31, 2002 Posts: 1528	J johntiki Posted posted on Fri, Oct 29, 2004 10:15 PM Damnit! I've was keeping an eye on this auction and suddenly the listing is ended! I've never seen this taller version...
B boutiki Tiki Socialite The fly-over states Joined: Jun 03, 2002 Posts: 497	B boutiki Posted posted on Fri, Oct 29, 2004 11:06 PM Yeah, I've seen that one. The Kowloon mug is one of my favorite designs– regardless that Sven disagrees with me and says that it looks like a potato bug. I had a friend who had both versions. They are both rare, but the tall version is rarer than hen's teeth. If the auction ended abruptly, most likely they received a sweet offer from an unscrupulous collector to sell it off ebay. I know of fanatical collectors who think nothing of offering sellers a lot of money to end their auction and sell the mug to them directly. I think that those kind of tactics (besides of being against ebay rules) are really slimy and unethical that the "Tiki karma" will catch up to them ( I hope). -Duke

Yeah, I've seen that one. The Kowloon mug is one of my favorite designs– regardless that Sven disagrees with me and says that it looks like a potato bug. I had a friend who had both versions. They are both rare, but the tall version is rarer than hen's teeth.

If the auction ended abruptly, most likely they received a sweet offer from an unscrupulous collector to sell it off ebay. I know of fanatical collectors who think nothing of offering sellers a lot of money to end their auction and sell the mug to them directly. I think that those kind of tactics (besides of being against ebay rules) are really slimy and unethical that the "Tiki karma" will catch up to them ( I hope).

-Duke